Holy Land Discovery Tour (9 Days / 8 Nights)

DAY 1

Arrival to Israel – Ben Gurion airport
VIP airport service will be waiting for you with baggage handlers

Visit Jaffa – one of the world’s oldest cities

Check-in to Grand Beach Hotel (Mediterranean Coast Hotel)

Dinner and overnight: Grand Beach, Tel Aviv (or similar)

 

DAY 2

Visit the beautiful Caesarea by the Sea

Admire the Aqueduct built by Herod the Great

Visit Megiddo – in the Valley of Armageddon

Mt. Carmel overlooking Jezreel Valley & Mount Beatitudes

Explore Capernaum — the Bible’s most mentioned city

Visit Tabgha (Ein Sheva) – the city of seven springs

Dinner and overnight: Kibbutz Hagoshrim, Tiberias (or similar)

 

DAY 3

Walk in the ruins of Jeroboam’s Temple at Tel Dan Nature Reserve

Visit Mount Bental & Vally of Tears on the slopes of Mount Hermon

Explore Caesarea Phillipi (“Upon this Rock”)

Taste boutique chocolates at Karina Chocolate Factory

Visit Nazareth – the city of Jesus

Enjoy Dinner at a Kibbutz

Shop for goods in Tiberias

Overnight: Kibbutz Hagoshrim, Tiberias (or similar)

 

DAY 4

Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee from Ginosar to Ginosar

Visit the 1st century boat at Ginosar

Capernaum — the place mentioned more times than any other city in the New Testament.

Bethsaida — home to 5 of the 12 disciples and a fishing village

Migdal – the birthplace of Mary Magdalene with new ancient ruins

Shopping at the Kinneret

Dinner & Overnight: Kibbutz Hagoshrim, Tiberias (or similar)

 

DAY 5

Visit Kasariliod “Baptismal Mikveh” site near Jericho.

The Mount of Temptation – where Satan was tried to deviate Jesus from his mission

The Valley of the Shadow of Death (Psalm 23)

Mount of Olives – Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead

Kidron Valley – Jerusalem’s Necropolis

Shabbat dinner & Overnight: Prima Kings, Jerusalem (or similar)

 

DAY 6

Enjoy time in Jerusalem by yourself

Dinner at Prima Kings Hotel

Overnight: Prima Kings, Jerusalem (or Similar)

 

DAY 7

Qumran – where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered

Masada via cable – Herod the Great’s desert fortress

Oasis of Ein Gedi – where David hid from Saul.

Get the Dead Sea experience at Kalia Beach

Dinner and overnight: Prima Kings, Jerusalem (or similar)

 

DAY 8

Rabbi’s Tunnels – Uncover the full length of the underground Western Wall

Western “Wailing” Wall

Garden of Gethsemane – the night before the crucifixion

Israel Museum

Pool of Bethesda from John’s Gospel – The House of Grace

Via Dolorosa – The Way of the Cross

Church of the Holy Sepulcher

The Garden Tomb

Dinner and overnight: Prima Kings, Jerusalem (or similar)

 

DAY 9

Visit the Shepherd’s Field / Church of the Nativity

Visit Yad Vashem – Israel’s official Holocaust Museum

Farewell Dinner

Transfer to Airport